But I still received a nice new Transatlantic Station: WQBA from Miami!
1140 AM is the channel on which I typically receive CBI “CBC Radio One” from Nova Scotia, Canada. But this time I heard a few Latin American songs, and a clear ID “11-40 AM” in Spanish. I wasn’t sure about the station call though (in hindsight I didn’t recognize the American “Double – U” as I was focused on Spanish and so I didn’t even realize that the call sign was pretty well audible). The four songs I heard were all by singers from Puerto Rico. The only station from Puerto Rico on this frequency, WQII “Once Q”, was listed as “inactive”.
So as their website seemed “alive and kicking” I sent a report to Mr. Jose Cheo Cruz and received a confirmation within an hour… so it seemed that it really was “Once Q”, currently still at low power, soon to be heard a full power.
Now we might miss the traditional QSL card these days, but it is so much easier to connect with other DX-ers around the world. So I posted my “alleged” reception “for comments”. Both Mauno Ritola from MW-list and Guido Schotmans from the Benelux DX Club pointed out that it was WQBA “El Pulso de Miami” I heard. Mauno was so kind to include the recording below, and if you compare it to mine it is clear is was WQBA. As I experienced with other stations: “If you now what to hear, it is so easily recognizable”.
Disappointing? Maybe, but it is still a new Transatlantic station for me. The only thing is: will I get it QSL-ed?
